January 31, 2013

The male victim of an apparent suicide attempt Thursday morning at the Mono Basin Visitor's Center has been flown to Reno for further treatment, according to the Mono County Sheriff's Department.

According to Jennifer Hansen, the public information officer for the sheriff's department, at about 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, the sheriff's department received a call regarding an unresponsive male in the parking lot of the Visitor's Center, which is located just north of Lee Vining, off of U.S. 395.

January 30th

January 30, 2013

Giant blocks of snow have been delivered to 19 businesses and organizations along June Lake's Main Street for the community-wide Snow Sculpture Competition this Saturday afternoon, Feb. 2âall part of the inaugural June Lake Winter Festival & Triple Threat Triathlon, Feb. 1-3.

January 30, 2013

The Mono County Board of Supervisors appointed Lynda Salcido as âActing County Administrative Officer (CAO),â Tuesday, Jan. 29.

A long-term county employee, Salcido is also Mono Countyâs Director of Public Health, a position she has held for 13 years. She will serve in the additional capacity of Acting CAO following the last day of employment of the countyâs current CAO, James Arkens on Feb. 3, and until an âInterim CAOâ is recruited and appointed, which may take a few weeks. Arkens was recently hired as CAO for Sutter County in central California.

January 28th

January 28, 2013

Mammoth Hospital Auxiliary invites the community to join us as we share happy memories and celebrate the life of Jeanne Standley who passed away on December 24, 2012. It will be Wednesday, January 30, 2013, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM at the Mammoth Lakes Community Center on Forest Trail, just east of Minaret.

January 25th

January 25, 2013

Vons supermarket, characterized by one town official as “the center of the universe” in Mammoth, is about to undergo its first major revamping.

Starting in April and lasting through Labor Day, the supermarket would get a new exterior and move its pharmacy and Starbucks franchises to new locations, according to plans for the $4.5 million project.

January 25, 2013

One of the Mono County Sheriff’s Department deputies, Wesley Hoskins, recently graduated at the top of his Riverside County Sheriffs Academy class and is now beginning a rigorous field-training program, according to the sheriff’s department.

Deputy Hoskins was hired and promoted through the ranks of the Mono County Sheriff’s Department.

After beginning his work at the department as a Public Safety Officer in 2009, which included the duties of jailer and dispatcher, Hoskins was promoted to deputy sheriff in July.

January 25, 2013

‘We are back at square one,’ says Supervisor Byng Hunt

Mono County is facing more upheaval this week after another top county official announced she would leave Feb. 5 and an interim County Administrative Officer (CAO) candidate pulled out at the last minute.

January 25, 2013

Mammoth Hospital Auxiliary members invite the community to join them as they share happy memories and celebrate the life of Jeanne Standley who passed away on Dec. 24.

It will be Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Mammoth Lakes Community Center on Forest Trail. Standley was a charter and founding member of the Mammoth Hospital Auxiliary and served on the Board until 2012.

January 25, 2013

Mammoth Hospital Auxiliary members invite the community to join them as they share happy memories and celebrate the life of Jeanne Standley who passed away on Dec. 24.

It will be Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Mammoth Lakes Community Center on Forest Trail. Standley was a charter and founding member of the Mammoth Hospital Auxiliary and served on the Board until 2012.